Walking On Water

Matthew 14:22-36

Weekends are so relaxing. I love it. Today I accomplished absolutely nothing today. I slept for a very long time and woke up at like 9pm. I tried to do some work, but I really didn't feel like doing it. I just decided to relax, watch some TV and browse the Internet.

Jesus Walks On The Water
Reading: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2014:22-36;&version=31;

Jesus told the disciples to get on the boat and go on ahead to the other side. He also dismissed the crowd because He wanted to pray on the mountainside by himself. The boat was straying away from Jesus because the wind was going against it. The disciples must have been worrying because they were getting further and further away from Jesus. What would the disciples have done at this point? They were probably desparately looking for a way to get closer back to land. They were probably worrying about Jesus. But again, there is nothing to worry about because Jesus has everything under control.

Jesus then approached the disciples and the disciples were terrified because they thought He was a ghost. Imagine how scary it would be to see someone approaching in the middle of the night and you're in the middle of the sea! It must have scared the disciples a lot. Jesus tells them not to worry and asks Peter to come out and approach Him. Peter was successfully walking on water but then fell because he was scared of the wind that approached him. He lacked the faith. They went to Gennesaret and word got around. Jesus healed their sick.

This is the ever famous story about how Jesus walks on water and if we have faith, we should be able to do the same. It's a simple illustration of how if we have faith in Jesus, anything is possible. This is like a Sunday School reading, but I think it's rather refreshing. It's good to read this story again and have faith in God. With Him, anything is possible.